The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), commonly referred to as Atal Setu was inaugurated by Prime minister Narendra Modi last Friday.
The 21.8 km-long country’s longest sea link between Nhava Sheva in Navi Mumbai and Sewri in Mumbai was thrown open to public on Staurday. (Image: mumbaimatterz/Twitter)
Built at an estimated cost of ₹17,840 crore, the bridge has become a hub for unruly tourists in the first two days itself. (Image: mumbaimatterz/Twitter)
Visitors have been guilty of flounting the "No Stop" rule, found parking their vehicles on the side and clicking selfies. (Image: mumbaimatterz/Twitter)
A total of 264 motorists were penalised Rs 500 each on Sunday for unnecessarily stopping their vehicles and clicking pictures. (Image: mumbaimatterz/Twitter)
Mumbai Police also imposed challans to people overspeeding. The official speed limit at the atal Setu is 100 kmph. (Image: MMRDA/Twitter)
The MMRDA has released images of people parking their cars on the service lane. (Image: MMRDA/Twitter)
On Saturday, nearly 9,000 vehicles took the sea link in 12 hours, according to numbers released by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
Since its inauguration on January 12, aroiund 25,000 vehicles have plied on the Atal Setu.